Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert's fiery lyrics, heartfelt music, and a seeming penchant for firearms made her a bona fide country music sweetheart with an edge. She first exploded onto the music scene as a finalist o...
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Christina Aguilera to hit the stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards

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WENN.com
Mar 30, 2015

Christina Aguilera will be showing off her country music skills at the Academy of Country Music Awards next month (Apr15) after signing on to perform at the ceremony. The new mum, who recently shot scenes for hit TV show Nashville, will join Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, newlywed Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks and Miranda Lambert, among others, at the 50th ACMs in Texas on 19 April (15).
Organisers have confirmed the Genie in a Bottle hitmaker will join a surprise artist for "a special duet".
Aguilera will play a superstar trying to debut a country album on Nashville. Her first episode on the country music-themed drama will air four days before her ACMs debut.
Aguilera's The Voice co-judge Blake Shelton will co-host the ceremony at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas with Luke Bryan.

Country music superstars Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks and George Strait will be among the magnificent seven recipients of special Milestone trophies at the upcoming Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards in Texas. Officials of the Academy will be handing out 50th Anniversary Milestone Awards to seven of the annual prizegiving's biggest winners.
Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn will also pick up the black diamond and white gold trophies designed by celebrity jeweller David Yurman.
The seven honoured artists have set records with wins at the ACMs - Strait has won 21 prizes over four consecutive decades, and duo Brooks & Dunn have raked in the most trophies with 27.
The prizes will be handed out during the 50th annual ACM Awards on 19 April (15).

Country star Miranda Lambert and touring partners RaeLynn and Gwen Sebastian made their friendship permanent when the three ladies had matching tattoos of small black music notes inked on their wrists. Lambert posted a photo of the trio showing off the new tattoos, along with the caption, "I love @raelynnofficial and @gwensebastian! Inked in perfect harmony. #sisterink". Lambert first met both singers when they were contestants under the mentorship of her husband Blake Shelton on U.S. talent show The Voice.

"By knowing Blake on the show, and Miranda too, Miranda's no joke, she's awesome. I've become such a huge fan of Miranda Lambert, honestly. If I was a country singer, I'd probably be her; she's awesome, she's really awesome." Christina Aguilera loves hanging out with her The Voice co-star Blake Shelton's wife.

Singers Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt and Cole Swindell have made the final cut as the nominees for the Academy of Country Music (ACM) New Artist of the Year Award. The main list of contenders for the ACM Awards was unveiled at the end of January (15), but the competitors for the final category for New Artist of the Year were put to a public vote, and now the top three have been named.
Rhett, Hunt and Swindell beat the likes of Brett Eldredge, Kip Moore and Dan + Shay to land in the final round, and now the winner will also be decided by fan votes and announced during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards in April (15).
Miranda Lambert leads the way with eight nods, and the event will be co-hosted by her husband Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan.

Joe Ginsberg, the little-known hitmaker who co-wrote Little Red Wagon - the song Miranda Lambert performed at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night (09Feb15), was one of the part-time bartenders who served the stars at the Universal Music Group after party at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

The 57th Annual Grammy Awards took place last night, and while we don't really remember very many awards being distributed, there were a ton of performances. Some were absolutely incredible, some were snooze-inducing, and others were absolutely terrifying and amazing all at once (see: Pharrell). Below are the 23 performances, ranked from worst to best:
23. Lady Gaga &amp; Tony Bennett - "Cheek to Cheek"
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A song we love. A performance we loathed. Girl was obfuckingnoxious.
22. Usher &amp; Stevie Wonder - "If It's Magic"
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Come on, Usher! Between the number of slow jams we heard tonight, the options of Stevie songs you could have sang, you decided to walk around the stage with just a harp? Thank goodness Stevie came out and played the harmonica to save the day.
21. Ariana Grande - "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart"
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We have no idea what she said. Enunciate, girl.
20. Kanye West - "Only One"
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We feel like we've seen this minimalist sort of mother-oriented performance from West before. We were just expecting him to push the boundaries a little more after such a long Grammy hiatus.
19. Brandy Clark &amp; Dwight Yoakam - "Hold My Hand"
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This song was sweet. It reminded us of old Taylor Swift. It wasn't the most exciting, but it wasn't the worst either.
18. Eric Church - "Give Me Back My Hometown"
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We don't know much about country music, but we were really into the banjo here. Why wasn't there more banjo at this show?
17. Katy Perry - "By the Grace of God"
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We LOVED the message behind this. It was a really clear message, thanks to President Barack Obama and a survivor of domestic abuse. Message aside, the performance itself certainly didn't wow us.
16. AC/DC - "Rock or Bust" &amp; "Highway to Hell"
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We've never been a big AC/DC fan, but they sounded great! We just wonder why this was the opening of the show. And we weren't alone, Jamie Foxx's daughter seemed a bit confused, too.
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15. Jessie J &amp; Tom Jones - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin"
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This was just lovely. So simple, so nice. And those voices! Jessie J killed it.
14. Juanes - "Juntos"
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In a night of mostly slow songs, the Colombian musician made our hips move before we even knew it. For that, we're so thankful.
13. John Legend &amp; Common - "Glory"
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This Golden Globe-winning, Academy-Award winning, show-closing performance was everything you'd expect from these two megastars. It wasn't the most exciting, but it was beautiful nonetheless.
12. Gwen Stefani &amp; Adam Levine - "My Heart Is Open"
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We'll watch Gwen Stefani and Adam Levine do anything. In fact, we're not even sure they sang a song, but they looked damn good.
11. Beyoncé - "Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
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We were getting sleepy, and a slow gospel song certainly wasn't going to help that, but Beyoncé's voice woke us up and she slaaaayed.
10. Rihanna, Sir Paul McCartney &amp; Kanye West - "FourFiveSeconds"
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We REALLY like this song; don't get us wrong. But Kanye and RiRi jumped around in those suits (with Rihanna's just a little big on her) in front of that white screen that mysteriously just floated to the sky mid-performance for no apparent reason, and we were like, "Milli Vanilli?! What are you doing on stage with Paul McCartney?!"
9. Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, &amp; Questlove - "Thinking Out Loud"
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To quote a friend of ours, "I wish his voice were a scented candle." Yeah. Who would argue with that?
8. Beck &amp; Chris Martin - "Heart is a Drum"
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We weirdly love Beck, and like most humans, we're really big fans of Chris Martin. Obviously this was a good time.
7. ELO &amp; Ed Sheeran - "Evil Woman" &amp; "Mr. Blue Sky"
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Just look at how much Paul McCartney was enjoying this performance (until he realizes the camera is on him). Need we say more?
6. Miranda Lambert - "Little Red Wagon"
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We're not a huge country fan, but this girl brought. it. This was one of the more fun moments.
5. Madonna - "Living For Love"
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She may have exerted herself a bit, but we thoroughly appreciated the burst of energy she gave the show. Probably the most high energy performance of the night, and at times, we were even reminded of the old Madge we all know and love.
4. Sam Smith &amp; Mary J. Blige - "Stay With Me"
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Sometimes, "Grammy Moments" can be a bit forced; that was not the case here. Mary J's voice was perfectly suited for this song, and the ending where they sang to each other was picture perfect.
3. Hozier &amp; Annie Lennox - "Take Me To Church" &amp; "I Put A Spell On You"
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We really like this Hozier song, and we have a pretty healthy obsession with Annie Lennox, but this performance brought things to a whole new level. It stole the show, in terms of the amount of talent presented. And also, Annie Lennox. At one point, she played an imaginary harmonica. Like, it wasn't even there, she just made noises and pretended it was. Bow down.
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2. Pharrell - "Happy"
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We didn't think any performance could get better than this (or any performer could be higher...on this list); this was the weirdest thing we've ever experienced. We couldn't stop laughing. It certainly made us "happy."
1. Sia (feat. Maddie Ziegler &amp; Kristen Wiig) - "Chandelier"
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We're still mesmerized by this song and its video. Adding the incredible Kristen Wiig was the perfect twist to make us love it even more.

This Grammys was a huge celebration of music and not just of last year’s, that was pretty evident with the show opening with an AC/DC performance of “Highway to Hell”. Sam Smith took home 4 Grammys , proving that he was the new comer that has come out on top. Kanye also had his first ever Grammy performance and it was very heartfelt. We decided to sum up our feeling from the night’s event using 15 tweets that were just so real.
1. Kanye has to be trolling us, right?
“@GGNewMusic: "NOT SMILING MAKES ME SMILE" -KW #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/dDqXtAEnEP” we still love you #kanye
— jovanka segura (@4sureisSegura) February 9, 2015
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2. Our drinking game of the night.
Ah, the now classic #GRAMMYs drinking game of taking a drink every time LL Cool J licks his lips is on. As per @TheLandfill.
— Matt Wake (@matthewbwake) February 9, 2015
Twitter
3. We want to say Rihanna.
“@9GAG: WHO WORE IT BETTER? #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/YMOmpUkCOT” @HPantaleon
— Hartemes Rosario S. (@Hartemes9) February 9, 2015
Twitter
4. On Pharrell's stage exit:
I really expected him to moon walk #letdown #GRAMMYs
— chelsea (@chellyrobynbean) February 9, 2015
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5. Sorry, but what was Miranda Lambert singing about?
Is “You can’t ride in my little red wagon” a euphemism for something? #Grammys
— Fake Geek Queen❄️ (@SailorSoapbox) February 9, 2015
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6. Really, your home?
"Welcome back to my home." Now I'm picturing LL Cool J pulling an air mattress out to the middle of the Staples Center at night. #GRAMMYs
— Jenna Anderson (@heyitsjennalynn) February 9, 2015
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7. Coincidence? I think not!
Madonna is wearing the color scheme of a vampire / visitors from the original V series. Whatever you think I'm implying, I am. #GRAMMYs
— Graham Cawthon (@GrahamCawthon) February 9, 2015
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8. Shadeeeee
All the 'Beck is still making music?' jokes stopped making sense the moment I realized Tom Petty was nominated in that category. #GRAMMYs
— Josh Flagner (@RailbirdJ) February 9, 2015
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9. Can we just party with Taylor Swift?
“@peoplemag: No one is having more fun tonight than @taylorswift13: Exhibit A. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/gSDM8YqamU” I just love her!
— Loreal Fultz (@FultzLoreal) February 9, 2015
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10. Ed Sheeran could just play the whole show and we wouldn't mind.
I'm so happy &lt;3 @edsheeran #Edkilledit #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/PFs3ulMaoX
— Emily Pasquinelli ⚓☁ (@Emily_Katers) February 9, 2015
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11. What a great way to use this platform.
having to go on national television to talk about your abuse is such a brave and powerful thing to do and I'm so glad she did #ItsOnUs
— x (@niallftlloyd) February 9, 2015
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12. What kind of show is this again?
Seriously #GRAMMYs...you really should consider actually giving out awards at your awards show. #thisisjustaconcert #Seriously
— Brandie (@whitebread_81) February 9, 2015
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13. Add this to the list on why we love Prince.
“@HuffPostEnt: Best line from the the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/e7Z0qJVzzG”MY EVERYTHING
— Jade (@tkozarry) February 9, 2015
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14. Loved it, but YES!
Anyone else feel like Kristen Wiig basically did a super mashup of all her SNL characters for that #Sia performance? #Grammys
— Becca Frucht (@BeccaFrucht) February 9, 2015
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15. The struggle:
When Everyone KNOWS You're THE SHIT But You Don't Win Album Of The YEAR !!! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/WPiwH8yWJG
— MEDIATAKEOUT (@MediaTakeoutTV) February 9, 2015
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Sam Smith was the toast of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (08Feb15), walking away with four of the six honors he was nominated for, including the coveted Record of the Year.
The British soul sensation kicked off his celebrations early after claiming the very first award of the televised show for Best New Artist. He soon followed it up with the Best Pop Vocal Album for In The Lonely Hour, and was back onstage towards the end of the Los Angeles ceremony to wrap up his big night with wins for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for Stay With Me.
Taking to the stage for the fourth time, Smith poked fun at the ex-boyfriend who inspired the album, saying, "This is the best night of my life. I wanna thank the man who this record is about... Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys!"
Fellow six-time nominees Beyonce and Pharrell Williams each went home as triple winners, while Beck landed Best Rock Album and Album of the Year for Morning Phase - and almost had Kanye West repeat his infamous stage invasion at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when he interrupted Taylor Swift to defend his pal Beyonce's honor. This time, the rapper approached Beck as he collected the Album of the Year accolade, which Beyonce was also nominated for, and pretended to head towards the mic, before laughing and returning to his seat in the front row - much to everyone's amusement.
AC/DC got the Grammy Awards off to a rocking start with a hits medley, while Madonna dazzled the Staples Center audience in a red and black matador costume to sing her new release Living For Love, and Rihanna, Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney staged the first ever performance of their new collaboration, FourFiveSeconds.
Other performance highlights at the event, hosted by LL Cool J, came from Ed Sheeran and Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne; Katy Perry, who honored victims of domestic violence with a powerful rendition of By The Grace of God; Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige's soulful collaboration on Stay With Me, and Pharrell Williams, who gave his Happy tune a gospel makeover, complete with Hans Zimmer on guitar and Lang Lang on piano.
The full list of winners at the 2015 Grammy Awards is:
Record Of The Year - Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
Album Of The Year - Morning Phase by Beck
Song Of The Year - Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
Best New Artist - Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance - Happy by Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - Say Something by A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Cheek To Cheek by Tony Bennett &amp; Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album - In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
Best Dance Recording - Rather Be by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
Best Dance/Electronic Album - Syro by Aphex Twin
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album - Bass &amp; Mandolin by Chris Thile &amp; Edgar Meyer
Best Rock Performance - Lazaretto by Jack White
Best Metal Performance - The Last In Line by Tenacious D
Best Rock Song - Ain't It Fun by Paramore
Best Rock Album - Morning Phase by Beck
Best Alternative Music Album - St. Vincent by St. Vincent
Best R&amp;B Performance - Drunk In Love by Beyonce featuring Jay Z
Best Traditional R&amp;B Performance - Jesus Children by Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway &amp; Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Best R&amp;B Song - Drunk In Love by Beyonce featuring Jay Z
Best Urban Contemporary Album - Girl by Pharrell Williams
Best R&amp;B Album - Love, Marriage &amp; Divorce by Toni Braxton &amp; Babyface
Best Rap Performance - I by Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - The Monster by Eminem featuring Rihanna
Best Rap Song - I by Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Album - The Marshall Mathers LP2 by Eminem
Best Country Solo Performance - Something In The Water by Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance - Gentle On My Mind by The Band Perry
Best Country Song - I'm Not Gonna Miss You by Glen Campbell
Best Country Album - Platinum by Miranda Lambert
Best New Age Album - Winds Of Samsara by Ricky Kej &amp; Wouter Kellerman
Best Improvised Jazz Solo - Fingerprints by Chick Corea
Best Jazz Vocal Album - Beautiful Life by Dianne Reeves
Best Jazz Instrumental Album - Trilogy by Chick Corea Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album - Life In The Bubble by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Best Latin Jazz Album - The Offense Of The Drum by Arturo O'Farrill &amp; The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Best Gospel Performance/Song - No Greater Love by Smokie Norful
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song - Messengers by Lecrae featuring For King &amp; Country
Best Gospel Album - Help by Erica Campbell
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. by For King &amp; Country
Best Roots Gospel Album - Shine For All The People by Mike Farris
Best Latin Pop Album - Tangos by Rubén Blades
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album - Multiviral by Calle 13
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) - Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernandez by Vicente Fernandez
Best Tropical Latin Album - Mas + Corazon Profundo by Carlos Vives
Best American Roots Performance - A Feather's Not A Bird by Rosanne Cash
Best American Roots Song - A Feather's Not A Bird by Rosanne Cash
Best Americana Album - The River &amp; The Thread by Rosanne Cash
Best Bluegrass Album - The Earls Of Leicester by The Earls Of Leicester
Best Blues Album - Step Back by Johnny Winter
Best Folk Album - Remedy by Old Crow Medicine Show
Best Regional Roots Music Album - The Legacy by Jo-El Sonnier
Best Reggae Album - Fly Rasta by Ziggy Marley
Best World Music Album - Eve by Angelique Kidjo
Best Children's Album - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai) by Neela Vaswani
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books &amp; Storytelling) - Diary Of A Mad Diva by Joan Rivers
Best Comedy Album - Mandatory Fun by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Best Musical Theater Album - Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell &amp; Billy Jay Stein, producers; Carole King, composer &amp; lyricist; Original Broadway Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media - Frozen (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall &amp; Chris Montan, compilation producers)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat
Best Song Written For Visual Media - Let It Go by Kristen Anderson-Lopez &amp; Robert Lopez Best Instrumental Composition - The Book Thief by John Williams
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella - Daft Punk (Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado &amp; Kevin Olusola, arrangers; Pentatonix)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals - New York Tendaberry by Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming &amp; Yo-Yo Ma)
Best Recording Package - Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package - The Rise &amp; Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27) by Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood &amp; Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
Best Album Notes - Offering: Live At Temple University by Ashley Kahn, (John Coltrane)
Best Historical Album - The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 by Hank Williams
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical - Morning Phase by Beck Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical - Max Martin
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical - All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix) (Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
Best Surround Sound Album - Beyoncé (Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
Best Engineered Album, Classical - Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending (Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra &amp; Chorus)
Producer Of The Year, Classical - Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance - Adams, John: City Noir by David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
Best Opera Recording - Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers by Paul O'Dette &amp; Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
Best Choral Performance - The Sacred Spirit Of Russia by Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance - In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores by Hilary Hahn &amp; Cory Smythe
Best Classical Instrumental Solo - Play by Jason Vieaux Best Classical Solo Vocal Album - Douce France by Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder &amp; Antoine Tamestit)
Best Classical Compendium - Partch: Plectra &amp; Percussion Dances by Partch; John Schneider, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition - Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean by John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot &amp; Seattle Symphony)
Best Music Video - Happy by Pharrell Williams
Best Music Film - 20 Feet From Stardom by Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer &amp; Judith Hill
Grammy Trustees Award - Richard Perry, George Wein, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil President's Merit Award - Martin Bandier
Lifetime Achievement Award - George Harrison, Bee Gees, Buddy Guy, Louvin Brothers, Wayne Shorter, Pierre Boulez and Flaco Jimenez.

Miranda Lambert looks set to dominate the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards after scooping eight nominations on Friday (30Jan15). The Mama's Broken Heart hitmaker earned her ninth consecutive nod for Female Vocalist of the Year, and will defend her title against competition from Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Martina McBride.
She also landed nods for Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year for Platinum, both Song and Single Record of the Year for her track Automatic plus Video and Vocal Event of the Year for her duet with Carrie Underwood, Somethin' Bad.
Dierks Bentley follows closely behind with seven nominations, and will go up against Lambert's husband Blake Shelton, as well as Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean, for the Male Vocalist of the Year title.
Bentley is also up for Entertainer of the Year alongside Lambert, Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and band Florida Georgia Line, who earned five nominations, including Vocal Duo of the Year.
Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry and the Zac Brown Band are up for Vocal Group of the Year, while Album of the Year contenders alongside Lambert include Jason Aldean (Old Boots, New Dirt), Little Big Town (Pain Killer), Dierks Bentley (Riser) and Eric Church (The Outsiders).
Lambert and Bentley will go head to head for the Song of the Year title alongside Kacey Musgraves (Follow Your Arrow), Eric Church (Give Me Back My Hometown), Luke Bryan (Drink A Beer) and Kenny Chesney (American Kids).
Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will return as hosts for the third year when the winners are announced in Arlington, Texas on 19 April (15).

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Miranda Lambert's fiery lyrics, heartfelt music, and a seeming penchant for firearms made her a bona fide country music sweetheart with an edge. She first exploded onto the music scene as a finalist on the reality music competition series "Nashville Star" (USA Network, 2003- ), before releasing her debut album <i>Kerosene</i> (2005), which blew up on the country music charts. Lambert's follow-up album, <i>Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</i> (2007), made her a breakout star, thanks to gutsy songs about women who relished seeking revenge on cheating exes or lying in wait to shoot abusive boyfriends. The Grammy Award-winning singer's personal life heated up after she began dating country music star Blake Shelton, whom she married in 2011, much to the delight of country music fans. That same year, Lambert's album <i>Revolution</i>, featuring the smash hits "White Liar" and "The House That Built Me," dominated the charts, proving that she was one of the most talented and dynamic personalities in country music.